Safety Score
73
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-06-23 | 98V139000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 39,313 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING IN A SMOOTH STRAIGHTAWAY COUNTRY ROAD AT ABOUT 30-35 MPH. NO OTHER CAS WERE … |
| 2013-06-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SAAB 9-5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG ERRONEO… |
| 2012-09-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE WAS SOLD ORIGINALLY IN CALIFORNIA AND HAS BEEN A CALIFORNIA REGISTERED VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES. IT HAS REAR FOG… |
| 2012-07-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE HAS A CRACK ABOUT 2 INCHES IN LENGTH ON THE RIGHT REAR SIDE ON ROOF TOP. I CAN PROVIDE PICTURES AND WOULD LI… |
| 2011-07-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | VACUUM BRAKE BOOSTER FILLED WITH OIL LEAKING FROM DEFECTIVE VACUUM PUMP RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE. DEFECTIVE ABS MOD… |
| 2011-01-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 1999 SAAB'S DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE HAS FAILED -- A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS MODEL, FOR WHICH A RECALL WAS IS… |
| 2010-06-25 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | 1999 SAAB 9-5 WAGON PASSENGER SIDE (SIDE) AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE SITTING STILL. GM IS DRAGGING THEIR HEELS AND NOT OFFER… |
| 2010-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IGNITION CASSETTE FAILURE. *TR |
| 2009-10-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALL OF THESE REPAIRS IN ABOUT A TWO YEAR PERIOD: ABS MODULE, OIL COOLER, THROTTLE BODY, UPPER RADIATOR HOSE, AND BOTH … |
| 2009-02-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1999 SAAB 9-5 ENGINE JUST SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING. THERE WAS A RECALL OF THE IGNITION CONTROL UNIT ON THE 20… |
| 2008-12-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SAAB 9-5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER IGNITION CASSETTE WAS FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLAC… |
| 2008-07-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | REAR TIRES HAVE BEEN WEARING OUR PREMATURELY. INSIDE TIRE WEAR. *TR |
| 2008-06-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL (JACKMAN ST. AT WATER ST., APPLETON WI) WHEN MY '99 SAAB, WENT DEAD. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE H… |
| 2008-06-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | AS REPORTED BY THE AUTO DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT, A SEAM ON THE TOP OF THE NON-METALLIC FUEL TANK HAS SEPARATED AND D… |
| 2008-06-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD SID. *TR |
| 2008-01-13 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK. SECOND TIME IN A WEEK. *TR |
| 2007-12-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO OIL SLUDGING CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP IN TRAFFIC ON AN INCLINE AT NIGHT ON A STREET WITH OUT LIGHTI… |
| 2007-09-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | I HAVE A SAAB 9-5 1999 WAGON. MY DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE IS OVERHEATING CAUSING THE CAR TO MISS. I CHECKED ONLINE AND … |
| 2007-07-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SAAB 9-5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, PRESSURE WAS APPLIE… |
| 2007-07-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | MY SON JUST PASSED HIS DRIVERS TEST AND WE WERE GOING HOME WHEN THE CAR STARTED MAKING NOISES AND THEN STALLED. SMOKE … |
| 2007-07-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | 1999 SAAB 9-5 V6 (127,000 MILES). NO PRIOR RELATED PROBLEM BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. UPON START UP, VEHICLE RAN ROUGH AT … |
| 2007-03-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 1999 SAAB 9-5 SE SEDAN WITH A 2.3 LITRE ECOPOWER ENGINE WITH TURBO. BARELY 5 DAYS AFTER MY … |
| 2007-02-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1999 SAAB 9-5 4-CYLINDER SEDAN THREW ROD AT 53,000 ON BUSY I-85 IN ATLANTA WITH NO PREVIOUS WARNING WHATSOEVER (NO OIL… |
| 2006-10-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | MY 1999 SAAB 9.5 WAGON JUST DIED. IT WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER DIAGNOSED AND SAID IGNITION CASSETTE WAS BURNED OUT. D… |
| 2006-09-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE FAILURE. IT CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL IN AN INTERSECTION. I WAS IN A TRAFFIC LANE TURNING LEFT W… |
| 2006-08-28 | WHEELS:HUB | No | 0 | 1999 9-5 WHEELS RUST IN WINTER WEATHER CAUSING LUG NUTS TO BREAK. *TS THE LUG NUT WAS BROKEN AND THE HUB SPINDLE WAS … |
| 2006-08-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | STALL AND SURGING TO THE POINT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD THE CAR BACK AT A STOP. LATER IDM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING . SE… |
| 2006-08-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS T… |
| 2006-07-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH., THE ABS MODULE FAILED, CAUSING FAILURE TO THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOM… |
| 2006-06-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO VEHICLES WERE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS ON THE DI CASSETTE OR THE I… |
| 2006-05-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 TO 65 MPH THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING … |
| 2006-04-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. *JB |
| 2006-04-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON RECENTLY AND I TOOK MY 1999 SAAB 9-5 TO THE DEALER. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE PRO… |
| 2006-03-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 2 | I HAVE A 99 9-5 TURBO. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST WEEK, MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON ME THREE TIMES. THE FIRST, I WAS T… |
| 2006-03-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE SPEED… |
| 2006-03-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | (1) DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE CAR, A HOLE HAS DEVELOPED IN THE TOP OF THE PLASTIC GAS TANK OF … |
| 2006-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | MY 1999 SAAB 9-5 SUSTAINED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OF THE IGNITION DISCHARGE MODULE DESCRIBED IN THE 2000-2003 RECALL. RE… |
| 2006-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | ON FEBRUARY 15, 2006 AS I WAS EXITING MY CAR (1999 SAAB 9-5 SE), I WAS JOLTED BY FIVE "SHOCKS" WHEN I REACHED FOR THE D… |
| 2006-02-14 | WHEELS:HUB | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE SNOW TIRES CHANGED. ALL OF TH… |
| 2006-01-28 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | No | 0 | SAAB SAFETY ISSUE: MY THIRD NEW SAAB IS A 1999 9-5 SE V6. ON A RECENT TRIP TO JACKSONVILLE, FL, I HAD A FLAT TIRE ON … |
| 2006-01-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AT NO SPECIFIC SPEED. THE VEH… |
| 2006-01-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1999 SAAB 9-5, V6 AND HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION CASSETTE MODULE. THE 2000 9-5 HAS HAD A RECALL FOR THIS SAME… |
| 2006-01-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART DUE TO IGNITION DISCHARGE MODULE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZ… |
| 2005-12-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | 1999 SAAB 9-5 HAS A FAULTY MASTER CYLINDER, AND VACUUM BOOSTER WHICH BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *TS I… |
| 2005-12-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | SLUDGE IN OIL AND FAULTY IGNITION CASSETTE MODULE. *NM |
| 2005-12-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED ON 1999 SAAB 9-5. PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A VACUUM FAILURE IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. APPARENTLY THE VACUMM PUMPED O… |
| 2005-11-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V399000 CONCERNING THE IGNITION MODULE. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE… |
| 2005-10-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | (1) NORMAL CITY DRIVING OPERATION FOR 20 MINUTES (2) WHILE IDLING AT BUSY INTERSECTION FOR LEFT TURN, CAR STALLED AND … |
| 2005-10-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS NOT STARTING. REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS FAILURE OF DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE, WHICH IS A KNOWN ISSUE … |
| 2005-10-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF ALL POWER. THE WARNING LIGH… |